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Comparison

Amazon Q Developer vs Sweep

On the evidence we track, Amazon Q Developer leads this comparison with a composite score of 81/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Amazon Q Developer81
Sweep61
Score
vioscaleAI score
Amazon Q Developer81 / 100medium · 71%
Sweep61 / 100medium · 54%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Model
Amazon Q Developerfree
Sweepfreemium
Price level
Amazon Q Developerfree
Sweeplow
Starting price
Amazon Q Developer$19
Sweep–
Transparent
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Integrations
Count
Amazon Q Developer11
Sweep1
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Fedramp
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Gdpr
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Hipaa
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Iso27001
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Pci
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Soc2
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Trust center
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Amazon Q Developer7 items
Sweep6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai coding assistants. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Form
Amazon Q DeveloperAutonomous agent
SweepInline completion
Autonomy level
Amazon Q DeveloperAutonomous
SweepAgentic
Surface
Editor / surface support
Amazon Q DeveloperJetBrains, IntelliJ, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, AWS Console, CLI, GitHub,
SweepJetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, PhpStorm, Rider, CLion
AI
Model source
Amazon Q DeveloperSingle-vendor
SweepSingle-vendor
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped
Amazon Q Developer✗
Sweep✗
Context
Codebase context
Amazon Q DeveloperRepo-wide indexing
SweepRepo-wide indexing
Editing
Multi-file edits
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Agentic
Runs commands / tools
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Data
Zero-data-retention option
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Security
Enterprise controls
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Ecosystem
Language coverage
Amazon Q DeveloperJava, .NET, and general programming languages
Sweep-
Commercial
Pricing model
Amazon Q DeveloperFree
SweepPer-seat
Licensing
Open-source client
Amazon Q DeveloperClosed
SweepClosed

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader

An AI coding assistant available in IDEs, AWS Management Console, and communication platforms that generates code suggestions, performs vulnerability scanning, and autonomously handles complex tasks like unit testing, documentation, and code reviews.

Independently observed

Sweep

An AI-powered coding agent and autocomplete system designed for JetBrains IDE users, featuring predictive code suggestions that anticipate the next edits developers will make.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader
FreeFree tier

Perpetual free tier: 50 agentic chat interactions and 1,000 lines of code transformation per month

  • Free TierFree
as of verify ↗

Sweep

from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free trial. From $10/month for unlimited autocomplete; $20 Pro and $60 Ultra for power users.

  • Free TrialFree
    • 1,000 Autocompletes
    • $5 API credits included
    • All JetBrains IDEs supported
    • Privacy Mode available
  • Basic$10/month
    • Unlimited autocomplete
  • Pro$20/month
    • Unlimited autocomplete
    • More API credits
    • Priority support
  • Ultra$60/month
    • Unlimited autocomplete
    • Highest API credit allocation
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
iOS
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Android
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
CLI
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • JetBrains

Amazon Q Developer

Leader
26 total - 25 not shared
  • IntelliJ IDEA
  • Visual Studio
  • VS Code
  • Eclipse
  • AWS Console
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • AWS Management Console
  • AWS CLI
  • GitHub Enterprise Cloud
  • Asana
  • 1Password
  • Tailscale
  • Brave Search API
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Vanta
  • Cast AI
  • Orca Security
  • TrendMicro Vision One
  • Aurora Endpoint Defense
  • iOS
  • Android
  • +1 more
Independently observed

Sweep

4 total - 3 not shared
  • Web Search
  • Fetch Tools
  • Remote MCP Servers
Independently observed
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